Master of Organisational Psychology

Course code: 0495 + Course abbreviation: MPsychOrg + Total credit points required: 96 + 4 semesters full-time, 8 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Off-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

The School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine offers a coursework program in organisational psychology. The program is designed to satisfy the fifth and sixth-year requirements of the Psychologists’ Registration Board of Victoria for specialist registration as an organisational psychologist. The course is accredited by the Australian Psychological Society.

Course objectives

On completion of the course graduates will: 1. be able to demonstrate the knowledge, competence, skills and attitudes that will enable them to operate as practicing organisational psychologists at a level at least equal to the best of their peers in Australia or overseas; 2. demonstrate a continuing professional approach to their work, community responsibilities and personal development; 3. demonstrate intellectual and cultural curiosity as a preparation for lifelong learning; 4. demonstrate an appreciation of different cultures, and the relevance of culture to the practice of organisational psychology; 5. be able to apply psychological principles and methods to understand and influence work behaviour, worker attitudes, organisational structures and organisational systems; 6. be able to apply valid, reliable and scientifically grounded methods in order to assist organisations to achieve effectiveness at the level of the organisation, the group and the individual; and 7. promote and raise the profile of organisational psychology and act to provide the community with information and access to the services of organisational psychologists.

Course structure

First year

MOP5021 Personnel assessment
MOP5031 Multivariate statistics
MOP5041 Placement 1
M0P5042 Placement 2
MOP5052 Recruitment, selection and appraisal
MOP5062 Contemporary organisational psychology
MOP5072 Advanced research design and thesis proposal
MOP6031 Psychological interventions in organisations

Second year

MOP5011 Legal and ethical issues in professional practice
MOP6011 Work groups, teams, training and development
MOP6021 Placement 3
MOP6022 Placement 4
MOP6041 Minor thesis
MOP6042 Thesis – literature review
MOP6052 Advanced organisational psychology
MOP6062 Thesis – research paper
MOP6072 Advanced research methods
MOP6090 Organisational change and development

Contact details

Administrative officer, postgraduatestudies: telephone: +61 3 9903 1482; email: mop.enquiries@med.monash.edu.au or visit www.med.monash.edu.au/spppm/pgrad/

Course coordinators

Associate Professor Sally Carless (on-campus); Dr Simon Albrecht (off-campus)

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